Nick and Deanna are excellent hosts who try their best to make guests fell welcome and valued.read more

The place was packed with families, always a good sign. We didn't stay there but rented a boat to…read moreattempt to fish (my first try with hubby). That ended in utter failure, because it was raining cats and our dog was positively seasick and freaked from the waves slapping the aluminum hull (hilarious! what a memory). So I can't comment on the actual lodging facilities, but I can thank them for the memory-making opportunities :)

I just started coming here for ice fishing in 2022, but my boyfriend's family has been coming here…read morefor decades- and the service from the Adrian sisters is as good as it's always been! Fast help when you get your road passes/bait, nicely kept road, good map, and good spots to park on the lake. Absolutely recommend using them for your ice fishing trips! And, for those with wheel houses: Baudette has a free dump station at the Cenex in town (not the bigger one out of town) by the dumpster behind the building:)

Just spent four days fishing on Lake of the Woods and stayed in one of the new cabins at Adrian's…read moreResort. Beautiful cabin!! Two bathrooms, well-equipped, central air, new flat screen TV's, lots of storage, comfy beds, clean and comfortable. Very nice sofa and recliner. Very pleased. Of course, as usual, the Adrian's family was warm and welcoming. Have been visiting this resort for 50 years - summer and winter. Highly recommend!

So it might even be five stars if you're the target market. I'm a little bit not. There's a lot to…read morelike here, though. The Lodge rooms are warm, pretty spacious, and come with a freezer to store your catch. There's a pool and hot tub, which could be a little bit warmer, but not bad. You can everThe on premise cooking is hearty meat and potatoes stuff, and will keep you well fueled for a day on the water. (They offer an included meals plan, but by my math, not worth it unless you eat a LOT.) There's wifi, it's spotty and would not be enough for streaming, but you can check email. Their fishing guides will definitely get you to where the walleye are. We came back just one shy of the legal limit for a boat of six, and two anglers were kids who barely fished. Now, a few bads. First, the lodge rooms are comfy, but gosh those walls are thin. When the room above us was occupied, we heard every footstep, TV show, or discussion. Second, the property is really showing some age. The biggest sign is the microwave in the lobby, which trips the circuit breaker if you actually use it. But third, and this is where I think I'm just not their target market... the fishing charters are really designed for people who know exactly what they're doing. I'm not an experienced walleye angler, and I wanted to understand how to find the spots, where we were, what to watch for on the sonar, etc. Pretty much the guide service here is get driven to spot, get handed a rod, and jig in silence. I asked questions and learned a few things, but when you get two word answers, you learn not to ask too much. So all in all, not a bad place, and definitely an inexpensive option, but I might've gotten what I paid for.

2nd year going to Sportsman for MEA weekend. We chartered a boat for 1/2 day and totally lucked…read moreout: we got a great captain! His name was Joe and he was so experienced. Highly recommend him! Caught 24 We stayed in a small cabin (2 bedroom), it was perfect for the four of us - no frills, but had all we needed. Lodge staff here is always hit or miss, especially late in the season when everyone is tired and ready for the break between fall and ice fishing. Always great service over the phone though! Kids had fun at the arcade upstairs and adults had fun with the bar/pull tabs.

This is for the restaurant/bar only. I have come here for several years now for lunch/dinner. The…read morefood is just okay so I usually order a Jake's Pizza as I grew up eating Jake's pizza so its nostalgic for me. It seems as though the food on the menu is from Sysco and just reheated rather than cooked by an actual chef. The view of the lake is really nice and they have a lovely outdoor patio if the weather is cooperating and the mosquitos/flies are not out.

After going there for over 20 years in a row, I know of at least 10 faces you will never see again,…read moreYou left a bunch of us out there to find a different way off the lake because of an ice heave, Don't be so cheap invest in some metal bridges. Luckily there wasn't a lot of snow and we were able to get there from Zippel Bay Resort and rescue our wheel houses. We realize we are not your responsibility, but to just tell us to figure it out and not offer any help what so ever, we thought this was unforgiveable. So now we will be going out of Zippel Bay Resort they treat you very good there and they have steel bridges, a little farther to drive but well worth it. Better fishing also! All l'm saying is beware they are there to make that mighty dollar and really don't give a rats ass about there customers. I have waited all year for a chance to tell everyone. I'm sure there will be a lot of people that disagree with me and bash me for this, freedom of speech! If there would have been 3 feet of snow this would have cost us all lots of money to get our wheel houses off the lake. we told our story to the owners of Zippel Bay Resort and they said yes we are not there responsibility out there but they would never leave us stranded out there! Like Morris point did, when Al owned the place things were much better.

I have come here several times for lunch and always get great service and delicious food! This is…read moremy favorite place to eat when in the Baudette area.

I stayed at a sleeper ice house for two mid-week nights in January. The people here could not have…read morebeen more accommodating. They cleaned our fish for us right on the lake so we could cook them ourselves in our ice house (there's a law about brining cleaned fish into the lake). They checked on us multiple times during our stay and taught us what we needed to know to have a successful fishing trip. The ice house was clean and warm. The beds were very comfortable. We had a great stay and I'd recommend River Bend to anyone.

Absolutely the worst experience! If you're not Local" you are treated like absolute crap!!…read moreDisrespectful server, NOT WASTE YOUR time going there. Serving under the table shots to all the locals and completely "shunning" paid customers is an abso joke; I'll NEVER go back! Staff was SO disrespectful!

Quite possibly the worst I and my group have ever been treated by a server in my life. I have…read moretraveled all over the world and to be treated like this in a small area that is entirely reliant on tourism dollars is unbelievable. I have been to Slims numerous times and have given Elizabeth the benefit of a doubt. People have bad days. Elizabeth obviously has bad life. She is the most rude, unhelpful, unhappy server I have ever come across. If you are a "local" you are good. She is more than happy to have shots all night with you. Anyone else, you get nothing. Useless is too kind of a description. She literally tells "locals" they get a lower tab in front of non locals and tells you to get over it. It is a good enough deal for you. Unfortunately this will be the last time I will spend any dollars in this establishment. I cannot believe she is still employed. I come up to Lake of the Woods several times a year and will have no problem spending my money elsewhere. Wow. Minus 10 review. Good luck when all of your tourist business is gone.

When you're done fishing for the day, bring in your cleaned fish and they will prepare them any way…read moreyou like.

The food is always great! The service always friendly! Offering the normal burgers to some…read moreuntraditional dishes, I've tried almost everything on the menu and have yet to be disappointed. They definitely beat most of the other resorts in the area.

I am writing this about the restaurant only. I come here a couple times a year (spring and fall)…read morefor lunch and dinners for several years now. The menu has not changed in the years I have been coming here. They have a couple vegetarian options (grilled cheese on kids menu, cheese pizza) and no vegan options. The salad bar is lackluster; my vegetarian friend took one look and said "Uh no thanks" which was my thought too when I looked at it previously. The dining room and bar areas are nice and clean, bathrooms are clean and you can see into the kitchen which also looks clean. The food is good, not amazing. The service in the bar and dining room is great and friendly. The views are great from the bar and dining room looking at the Rainy River. They have a nice patio to enjoy when the weather and bugs are cooperating.

Great people. Beautiful part of the planet. Everyone was thoughtful and helpful. Fishing guides…read moredeserve tips and I didn't notice others giving these. Restaurant is decent. Convenient and I'd say excellent if you want something easy. But you can choose to cook for yourself or hit other restaurants in the area and in Baudette. Our goal was a relaxing weekend with fishing and we definitely got that. Thank you!